Nottingham Open 2023 results: Katie Boulter beats Jodie Burrage to win first WTA title.
Katie Boulter won her first WTA title with a dominant victory in Nottingham over Jodie Burrage in the first all-British tour-level final in 46 years.
The British women's number one ranking was also on the line as Boulter outplayed her good friend 6-3 6-3.
"I'm definitely going to be sleeping with this trophy tonight," Boulter said in her on-court interview.
Earlier, Andy Murray won the men's event as Britons find form on grass before next month's Wimbledon.
- Injury rules champion Berrettini out of Queen's Boulter and Burrage were contesting the first all-British WTA final since Sue Barker beat Virginia Wade in San Francisco on 28 February 1977.
Both players were also appearing in their first WTA finals after excellent performances in Nottingham this week but it was Boulter who took control from the start.
Boulter, who took over as British number one from the injured Emma Raducanu last week, is now set to rise into the world's top 80 on Monday for the first time in a career that has been disrupted by injuries over the years.
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